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Abortion in India - Ground Realities (Hardcover)
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Abortion in India - Ground Realities (Hardcover)
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India was a pioneer in legalizing induced abortion, or Medical
Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) in 1971. Yet, after three decades,
morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortion remain a serious
problem. There is little public debate on the issue despite several
national campaigns on safe motherhood. Instead, discussion on
abortion has mainly centred around declining sex ratio,
sex-selective abortion, and the proliferation of abortion clinics
in urban areas. Adding to the problem is that abortion continues to
be a sensitive, private matter, often with ethical/moral/religious
connotations that sets it apart from other reproductive
health-seeking behaviour. This book fills a gap in our
understanding of the ground realities with respect to induced
abortion in India to create an evidence-based body of knowledge.
Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, the case
studies show why and under what circumstances women seek abortion
and the quality of services available to them. They also explore
inter-generational differences in attitudes and practices, the
perceptions and selection of providers, female-selective abortion,
and informal abortion practitioners. Among other issues, the
contributors show that strong preference for sons, availability of
modern techniques for diagnostic tests, widespread acceptance of
the small family norm, and heavy reliance on female sterilisation
as the primary method of contraception lead women to abort unwanted
pregnancies. A book that goes beyond the smokescreen of data and
regulations to unravel the human story behind elective abortion, it
will be of interest to those studying health, public policy, and
gender, apart from the general reader.
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